ACNA’s partisans are attempting to portray the Church of England’s decision not to recognize them as a smashing victory and proving primarily that they are cheap dates. Malcolm French nails it: “while the resolution nicely acknowledges that the founders of ACNA want to be part of the Anglican Communion, it is actually pretty explicit that they are not.”
Though it may make for blushing, the Song presents a healthy spirituality and a healthy sexuality.
The Episcopal Church Office of Public Affairs has issued this warning about fraudulent emails asking for donations to Haiti: Subject: Fraudulent emails circulating concerning Haiti
You could spend all day researching the question, but probably, the simplest answer is the more correct one. (Thanks, William of Ockham!)
Lindsay Lohan thinks she knows how to rock the Jesus look. She sports a modest crown and sprawled arms in a crucifixion pose on the cover of the latest issue of Purple Fashion Magazine.
We got lured into clicking on Simon Sarmiento’s Saturday tweet and just had to share.
“… without beauty, a people perish, whether that people be a polity or a communion of faith or a family of kin.”
There’s a report in New Scientist this week that neurologists may have found the location in our brains that is related to feelings of “transcendence”. Scientists have been looking for the “seat of religion” for years now, and the research just published may be the breakthrough they needed.
The Interim President and Dean of Seabury Western Seminary, Robert Bottoms, is asking questions about how we need to change our formation model and the resources that support it as we move into a new century of the Episcopal Church’s life in America.
Parishes and missions of the Episcopal Church have been busy this last week doing the sorts of things that are the bread and butter of congregational life. Here’s a brief survey of some of them that were mentioned in the news.